das Alpha und das Omega
[das ˈalfa ʊnt das ˈoːmeɡa]
The verdict
“das Alpha und das Omega” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anfang und Ende eines Sachverhaltes
Corpus desk
Index DE-das-alpha-und-das-omega · das Alpha und das Omega · German
das Alpha und das Omega · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | das Alpha und das Omega |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [das ˈalfa ʊnt das ˈoːmeɡa] |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „das Alpha und das Omega“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
das Alpha und das Omega is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [das ˈalfa ʊnt das ˈoːmeɡa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for das Alpha und das Omega, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is das Alpha und das Omega, spelled D-A-S- -A-L-P-H-A- -U-N-D- -D-A-S- -O-M-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1Anfang und Ende eines Sachverhaltes
- 2Gott und Christus sind Anfang und Ende von Schöpfung und Erlösung. Diese Sprachformel ist somit ein explizites Gottes- bzw. Christusattribut.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how das Alpha und das Omega appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fast eben so wenig wissen wir vom Verfasser des Gedichtes; den Namen desselben nennt der Titel; allein dieses ist auch, bis jetzt wenigstens, das Alpha und das Omega unserer Kunde von demselben.“
„Für Teilhard de Chardin ist vor allem Christus das Alpha und das Omega der konkreten Schöpfung, die er durch seine Inkarnation „über-beseelt“.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.